EM design of broadband RF multiport toggle switches

International Journal of RF and Microwave Computer-Aided Engineering

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 329-337

  Simon, Winfried ^a   Schauwecker, Bernd ^b   Lauer, Andreas ^a   Wien, Andreas ^a   Wolff, Ingo ^a  

^a IMST GMBH   (Germany)

^b DAIMLER AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Broadband; EM design; FDTD simulation; Multiport switch; RF MEMS; SPDT; SPST; Toggle switch

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CURRENT DENSITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EM DESIGN; FDTD SIMULATION; MULTIPORT SWITCH; RF MEMS; SPDT; SPST; TOGGLE SWITCH;

MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES;

EID: 3042781290     PISSN: 10964290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mmce.20022     Document Type: Article

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